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Skrillex released a new album while you were sleeping, download it and hear...
The majority of Bay area Skrillex fans probably won't get into any of the EDM producer's upcoming Winter Music Conference appearances in Miami, and anyone who lives a close-to-normal existence can't...
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The Florida Listening Room Festival expands to an office near you.
Not to be confused with the punk and hardcore-oriented DIY house shows, living room concerts are acoustic-oriented affairs with audiences that seek a quieter, more intimate live music experience than...
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Tampa emcee Mike Mass curates almost 50 of the area's best hip hop videos;...
Contrary to the assumptions and loud cries of naysayers, Tampa Bay's local music culture is a vast and expansive, extremely tough thing to explore thoroughly. There are countless creatives whose minds...
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A look back at the third annual Gasparilla Music Festival, in words and photos.
The weekend of the third annual Gasparilla Music Festival was clear, bright and breezy, with a nip to the air that kept the daytime highs in the 70s on both days, and the Saturday night lows dipping...
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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: Casket Girls, 2 Chainz, Children of...
THURSDAY, MARCH 13Boney James The other curly-haired smooth jazz sax master (not Kenny G); Boney James has firmer R&B roots to his AC sounds. His 2013 14th album The Beat held the No. 1 spot on...
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Modest Mouse hits Orlando this May
Modest Mouse will return to Florida and hit up The Beacham Theatre in Orlando on Fri., May 16. This will be Isaac Brock and Company's first Florida appearance in five years. They played a one-off in...
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Deafheaven shines a light in the usual black metal darkness
It’s clear from his band’s two genre-hopping LPs and his onstage histrionics that Deafheaven frontman George Clarke has a predilection for the dramatic. Last year’s well-regarded sophomore record...
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Lady Gaga performs in human vomit at SXSW. What is the world coming to?
"I love my fans so much," Lady Gaga cooed after performing "Swine" at music uber-conference SXSW last night, "because they always let me be myself — and they don't care what anybody says." (via CoS)...
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The Hip-Hop ABCs: Letter H
It is nearly impossible to get a bunch of passionate hip-hop fans to agree on anything. But I tried anyhow, starting with a series of polls on Facebook that aimed to figure out which emcee or group...
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Tyler, the Creator got arrested at SXSW, he'll still be at The Ritz Ybor...
Unfortunately South By Southwest (SXSW) — the annual gathering of seemingly every single, solitary important person in the music industry — should be referred to as South By Sad West this time around....
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New Music Tuesday! (March 18): Foster the People, Tycho, George Michael,...
Week three of March sees some intriguing releases. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know), with audio &...
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Fucked Up Reveal Forthcoming LP Glass Boys, Share "Paper the House"
Fucked Up have announced a new album, Glass Boys, the follow up to 2012's excellent David Comes to Life, which is due out on June 3 via Matador Records. Along with today's announcement came the release...
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St. Pete's Venture Compound finally goes nonprofit
So how did Venture Compound founder Jesse Vance feel when he opened a letter from the IRS only to find that his venue/art space had been approved as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization?"I nearly shit...
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Concert Review: 2 Chainz Makes it wet at Jannus Live
Rain at an uncovered, outdoor concert undoubtedly blows, but something just felt right as the sky opened up about halfway through ubiquitous rapper 2 Chainz's headlining set at Jannus Live on Monday....
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This Week in Tampa Bay area live music: Action Bronson, Pink Martini, Protest...
THURS 20Miley Cyrus w/Icona Pop The awkward in-between phase when a child pop star transitions into adulthood has sometimes proven twice as tough on Disney pedigrees, and Miley Cyrus has followed in...
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The Well-Played List, 03-21-2014: Black Mountain, Neil Finn, CLPNation & more
It’s the end of the week, which means it's time to get your groove on... The ongoing listening series otherwise known as The Well-Played List features the most listened-to, jammed-out songs, albums and...
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Review: Miley Cyrus at the Tampa Bay Times Forum
“Is this the future of America?” A woman sitting in the row behind me at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Thursday night asked me this after noticing my blatantly horrified facial expression, as two tween...
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Surfer Blood announced as headliner for Spring Beer Fling on March 29
Tampa's Curtis Hixon Park is going to get another workout next Saturday, and if you think the park can't handle another event (it just hosted Mayor Bob Buckhorn's River O'Green event last Saturday and...
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New Music Tuesday! (March 25): Kylie Minogue, The Hold Steady, Liars, Owls,...
The third week of new releases for March! Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know), with audio & video for...
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